Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4954, John Forgison, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Forison, John Mary
W. 4954
CONTENTS

19.696. Ohio - Pittsburgh John Morgan.
of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Gardner of the _____ commanded by _____ in the New York time Militia for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of August 1833 and sent to J. Stephen Chagrin Cuyahoga Co. Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. 40.00
$ 200.00
} Revolutionary Claim, Net June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. L. Evans Clerk, Book E Vol. 8. Page 111.

2190. Tilly Ohio
Report
Mary Ferguson widow of John Ferguson N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Oct. 48. and sent to James Heathaway, Chardon Ohio.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 341 Vol. 4
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John up  l Gorgison Pension
24198

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Ohio, Cuyahoga County
On this 23 rd day of February A D 1833 personally appeared before Simon Fuller one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County John Forgeson a resident of Chagrin in the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated
That he was born in Winchester, Winchester County in the State of New York in the year 1756. he has no record of his age.
That before the breaking out of the War he removed with his father to the County of Orange at a place called Hachack
That his Father Thomas Forgeson enlisted or volunteered in the year 1775. for 9 months under General Montgomery and went in his expedition to Quebec. his term of service expiring whilst the troops were in Canada he again enlisted for one year
That on the return of the troops in the summer of 1776. he this Deponent (he thinks in the month of July) entered into the service in Capt. Johnsons Company as a Substitute for his brother Thomas and served six months which was the remainder of the time of his brothers enlistment
That the time of service expired in Jan y 1777.
That he was regularly and honorably discharged but did not receive a written discharge
That the troops were employed in guarding the north river on the west side.
That he was in no regular Battle but in small skirmishes frequently
That the Company in which he served was at a place called Nyack, about 40 miles above New York at the time of the battle of White Plains
That in the month of September in the year 1777 he enlisted

The State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County }
I Oville B. Skinner Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cuyahoga begun and held at the Courts in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that Simeon Fuller Esq. before whom the foregoing Deposition & acknowledgment were taken and who has therunto in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name was on the date of taking said Deposition & acknowledgment and still is an justice of the peace within Associate Judge of said Court of Common Pleas duly Commissioned and sworn to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name and affix the Seal of said Court at Cleveland this eleventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
The above examined true before signing
O. B. Skinner Dep. Clerk

into Capt. Gardner Company of New York State troops for a term of three months
That his service was the same as the year before in guarding the shore of the North River
That he was discharged on the first day of January 1778
That during the five following years he was frequently called out in the militia on Alarm, sometimes out a few days, sometimes two or three weeks and employed in the same service of guarding the River That the inhabitants along the River were kept in almost a continual state of Alarm, by the depredations of the British, the Refugees & Tories
That he faithfully served the country as a soldier in the militia as aforesaid he thinks at the different times as much as a term of two years, which with the two other terms of service above stated will amount to a term of two years & nine months
That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person now living whose testimony he can prove who can testify to his service
That in the year 1809 he removed from the County of Orange to Seneca, County of Ontario & State of New York
And in the year 1824 he removed to Chagrin Cuyahoga County & State of Ohio where he now resides
That he is known to Delivance Mowen & James Stafford who reside in his neighborhood who can testify to his veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of Any State
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year first aforesaid before me
John H. Houghison
Simeon Fuller Associate Judge

We Delivamus Brown & James Stafford residing in Chagrin, County of Cuyahoga & State of Ohio hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with John Horgison who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution And that we concur in that Opinion Sworn to & Subscribed Deliver Brown this 23 d day of February 1833 James Stafford before me Simson Fuller Associate Judge
And I the said Simson Fuller Judge as aforesaid do hereby declare my Opinion, after the investigation and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Depart- ment that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do certify that I believe the above named applicant is unable to appear in court by reason of bodily infirmity And I do further certify that Delivamus Brown and James Stafford who have signed the above certificate are residents of Chagrin in the County of Cuyahoga & State of Ohio and are credible persons & that this State suit is entitled to credit
Simson Fuller Associate Judge

The State of Ohio Lake County ss
In this the 28 th day of February A. D. 1844 Personally appeared before me Jonas Bliss an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Lake and State of Ohio Mary Forgison a resident of Willoughby Township in the County of Lake and State of Ohio aged 77 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her said oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 and also to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed March the 3 rd 1843 That she is the widow of John Forgison a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner who died at said Willoughby County and State aforesaid on the 5 th day of April A. D. 1841 that her said husband drew a Pension of eighty dollars per annum that her maiden name was Mary Campbell and that she was married to the said John Forgison in Clersburg Orange County State of New York January 20 th A. D. 1791 that she does not know of any record of her marriage she was married by a Minister by the name of Spearing the annexed family record contain the births of the children of the said John & Mary Forgison and is the original record which was made at or near the time of the births Barbery Forgison the first entered on said record was a child of said John Forgison had by his first wife and is not a child of said Mary that she refers to the annexed proofs and that she remains a widow and prays certificate may be granted her to draw said pensions
Mary her Forgison mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that from common report the said Mary Forgison is a person of truth and veracity and from bodily infirmary unable to attend Court
Jonas Bliss Associate Judge

Deposition of Hezekiah Fargison of Lawful age taken in the Township of Willoughby County of Lake and State of Ohio. Taken on the 28 th day of February A. D. 1844 Before me Zenas Bliss an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Lake and State of Ohio after being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his said oath depose and say that he is a son of John and Mary Fargison and that he is their second child and that he the said Hezekiah Fargison is fifty one years old and that his said Father was a Revolutionary soldier and Pensioner at the rate of eighty dollars per annum and that his said Father died in said Willoughby County and State aforesaid on the 3 rd day of April A. D. 1841 and that his said mother Mary Fargison now resides with her son Gabriel Laeggett Fargison in said Willoughby and that he the said Hezekiah Fargison has been acquainted with the family record which is attached to the said Mary Fargisons application for a pension from and after the year 1808 that the two last births were recorded by himself in his own hand writing and that the rest of the record was made previous to his recording the two last births and had the same appearance in 1808 that it now has in regard to date &c the first entry is the birth of his Father John Fargison the next is Barbery Fargison half sister to him the said Hezekiah the rest is the names of the children and date of their births of John & Mary Fargison and that said family record was made by his uncle Gabriel Fargison in his own hand writing except the two last which was made as above stated and that he the said Hezekiah Fargison believes that the said family record and the Declaration made by the said Mary Fargison contain the truth which are herewith attached
Hezekiah Fargison
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that from personal knowledge the said Hezekiah Fargison is a person of truth and veracity the word record interlined lines before signed Zenas Bliss Associate Judge

John Forgison Was Born December 25 th 1758
Barbury Forgison Was Born April 4 th 19 th 1786
Anne Forgison Was Born August 4 th 5 th 1791
Hezekiah Forgison Was Born January 4 th 20 th 1793
John Forgison Was Born September 19 th 1794
Catheren Forgison Was Born September the 15 th 1796
Martha Forgison Was Born August 4 th 3 rd 1798
Findly Forgison Was Born August 4 th 22 nd 1800
Mary Forgison Was Born August 4 th 9 th 1802
Gabriel Leggett Forgis was Born June 18 th 1804
Jane Elize Forgison was Born January 13 th 1807
Marget Forgison was Born October 28 th 1808
Berrin Forgison was Born December 26 th 1801

24. 198
John Forgeson Leavonia Co Ohio
Return
adm 2 years
J Lapham Chagrin Leavonia Co Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27 th April 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Ferguson
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Summer 1776 6 Private 76 years See certificate   Subsists Sept 1777 3 " Captly or driver or single 6' New York  
The claimant thinks he served two years on different occasions in Scituate alarms, exclusive of the above nine months
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
☞ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

November 1, 1939.
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Eva A. Henry 1115 Maple Avenue Belvidere Illinois
Care BA-J/ady John Forgison W.4954
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to John Ferguson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.4954, based upon the military service in that war of John Forgison.
John Forgison, the name is also shown as Ferguson, was born December 25, 1758, in Westchester, Westchester County, New York. The names of his parents are not stated. Before the beginning of the Revolution, John Forgison moved with his father to "Kakaat", Orange County, New York.
While residing there John Forgison enlisted in July 1776, served as a substitute for his older brother, Thomas Forgison, as private in Captain Johnson's Company, Colonel Gilbert Cooper's New York Regiment, was in several skirmishes, and was discharged in January 1777. John Forgison enlisted in September 1777, served as private in Captain John Gardner's Company, Colonel Gilbert Cooper's New York Regiment and was discharged January 1, 1778. During the following five years he served at various times, amounting to two years in all, as private in the New York troops, names of officers are not given.
In 1809 he moved from Orange County, New York, to Seneca, Ontario County, New York, and in 1824, he moved to Chagrin, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 23, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Chagrin, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
He died April 5, 1841, in Willoughby, Ohio.
Soldier married January 20, 1791, in Newburgh, Orange

County, New York, Mary Campbell, his second wife. The name of soldier's first wife, date and place of their marriage and the dates and places of her birth and death are not shown.
Soldier's widow, Mary Forgison, was allowed pension on her application executed February 28, 1844, at which time she was seventy-seven years old, and residing in Willoughby Township, Lake County, Ohio, with her son, Gabriel Leggett Forgison.
Barbery Forgison, daughter of soldier and his first wife, was born April 19, 1786.
The following names of the children of John and his wife, Mary Forgison are shown:
Anne Forgison born August 5, 1791. Hezekiah Forgison " January 20, 1793. John Forgison " September 5, 1794. Catheren Forgison " September 15, 1796. Martha Forgison " August 3, 1798. Findly Forgison " August 2, 1800. Mary Forgison " August 9, 1802. Gabriel Leggett Forgison " June 18, 1804. Jane Elize Forgison " January 13, 1807. Marget Forgison " October 28, 1808. Mervin Forgison " December 26, "1801".
In 1844, said Hezekiah, was of Willoughby Township, Lake County, Ohio.
Said Hezekiah, had an uncle, Gabriel Forgison, his age and residence not stated. There are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the death date of widow, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "Mary Forgison, Certificate No.2190, issued October 2, 1848, rate $80.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act of February 2, 1848, continued under said act, Pittsburgh Ohio Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1115 Maple Ave Belvidere Illinois Oct. 16 '39
Pension Dept Rev Soldiers Washington D. C
Please give me information of my Rev. ancestor John Ferguson who enlisted in New York State and received a pension in 1840 at Willoughby Ohio
Respy
Eva Atkinson Henry

OM x n.
Warren Ohio Feb 15 th 1902
Messrs
I have been requested by parties in Toledo to ask you to look up the records in the case of John Ferguson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. The parties are anxious to establish their right to become Daughters of the American Revolution. My grandfather was born in New York City and always lived in the state.

until his removal to Ohio in 1824. He must have enlisted in that state. He was born in 1757 and died in 1841. My grandmother was a pensioner after his death, so I presume my grandfather had a pension. My grandmother's name was Mary Ferguson. I think the records must show these facts. There seems to be no one left but myself that could state more than is here written. Any thing that may come of the investigation can be sent to Mrs. James M. Hough 627 Elm st. Toledo Ohio or Mrs. Belle S. Arnold. 2314 Robinwood ave. Toledo Ohio All obligations will be met by them.

Anything farther that I can help about can be sent to me at 509. E. Market st., Warren Ohio
Respectfully (Mrs) E. B. Fuller

March 27-1902 Mrs. Jas. M. Dougherty Dole to Chas
1939 Nov. 1. Hist. to Eva. Henry Ady.
Pay
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4954
Mary Ferguson Wid.
John Ferguson Pat. Rev. War
Act: Foley, 24/11/18
Index:—Vol. 24 , Page 245

Ohio 8408 Pittsburgh
Reported
Mary Hargison widow of John Hargison who was a Private in the Revolution Husband died 5 April 1841.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Oct. 1848 and sent to James Waltham Chairman Ohio
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2. Page 203

10.480
Reported
Ohio
Mary Ferguson
Widow of John H. Ferguson who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the April 5th, 1841, of Lake Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Gardner of the Reg t commanded by _____ in the Res t time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836. & Joint Wills: of 23rd Jan y 1845
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Oct r 1848, and sent to James Wathaway, Chardon Ohio.
Total amount, $ 1100.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Th. Rumpkin , Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 1 . Page 387

10.690
Mary Forgeson Ohio
Suspended
Letter to Jas. Hathaway 11. Sep. 1844
" "Ellis & Hathaway. Apr. 4 th 46.
Act 7 th July '38

Chagrin Cuyahoga County Ohio
July 2 nd 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq d
Herewith I send the papers made by John Forgeson - Which I now will be found, so amended and corrected as to entitle him to a Pardon
Res t to your
De st Serv t
J. Lapham

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
   18 th Dec. 1781. John Ferguson Priv £21 3 1   9 th Augt 1778. John Ferguson Do ~ 13 2   12 th " " Do Do ~ 5 4   20 th Jan y . 1780. John Ferguson Do 8 0 0   9 th Augt " John Ferguson Do 1 10 1   10 th June 1779. M c Ferguson Do ~ 18 3  
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Oct. 1 st 1844.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2. 3. 4. 89. — now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
   First—under Capt.  Abraham Westfall  in  Col.  Albert Pawling  Regt.    Second " "  Dick Miller  "  "  Peter Booman  "    Third " "  Do  "  "  Do  "    Fourth " "  John Gardiner  "  "  Gilbert Cooper  "    Fifth " "  Sam y Turner  "  "  A. Hawk Hay  "    Sixth " "  Nath l Scribner  "  "  Sam y Lindington  "    Seventh " "   "  "   "    Eighth " "   "  "   "    Ninth " "   "  "   "    Tenth " "   "  "   "   
Philip Schuyler Dep Comptroller

By State of Ohio, } COUNTY, ss.
my friend I, JOHN W. HOWDEN, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Lake, in the State of Ohio, do by these presents certify and make known, that James H. Smith Esquire, before whom the annexed and foregoing Declaration of and William H. Hickson was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was at the time of taking the same and now is one of the Special Judges of the Court of Common Pleas  in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is, and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Painesville, in said County, this 28 th day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty four
John W. Howden Clerk By A. S. Williams Deputy Clerk.

Ad 93 9509 10/1/90 N. Rec 401 Mary Hargison Ohio
Act 7 th July 38
Inst. resolution of 121 May 1848 + 23 rd May 45 Married before 1794
Husband died
Husband died April 5 th '41
Rejected
Admrs, 2 years in $50 00 In 4 March 1834 to 4 March 41
Admrs, act 3 March, 43. In 44 to 48 $80 00 per An
In 4 March 1843
James Hutchinson Ohio Piqua O. A.

Deposition of William Atkinson of lawful age taken in Willoughby Township County of Lake and State of Ohio Taken on the 28 th day of February A.D. 1844 Before me Zenas Blish an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Lake in the State of Ohio after being by me duly sworn ac- -cording to law doth on his said oath depose and say that he is a preacher of the gospel in the Methodist connection and that he is well acquainted with the widow Mary Forgison and her son Hezekiah Forgison and believes that the said Mary Forgison's statements are true which are contained in the annexed application and from personal knowledge she is a person of truth and veracity and that from personal knowledge the said Hezekiah Forgison is a person of truth and veracity and that he believes the statement made by the said Hezekiah Forgison in the annexed deposition to be true William Atkinson
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that the said William Atkinson is a preacher in the Methodist connection and from common report a person of truth and veracity Zenas Blish, Associate Judge

State of Ohio } On this 27 th day of June 1833 personally appeared Cuyahoga County } before me Simon Fuller one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid John Forgison a Resident of Chagrin Township in the aforesaid County aged 76 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following supplemental Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That in Addition to his Declaration made on the 23 rd day of February 1833 he states
That Col. Cooper commanded the Regiment in which he served under Capt Johnson, also the Company commanded by Capt Garden, in which he professed since belonged to Col. Coopers Regiment
That by reason of Old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below, and in the following grades For two years and nine months I served I served as a private soldier and for such service I claim a Pension
Sworn to and Subscribed this 27 th day of June 1833
John Forgison
before me Simon Fuller Associate Judge
Elizah Ward a clergyman now residing in Grange County State of Ohio, about five miles distant from the place of residence of the above named John Forgison hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John Forgison who has subscribed and sworn to the above supplemental Declaration, that I formerly resided in Chagrin aforesaid, that I believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of

the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed. this 27 th day of June 1833 before me Simeon Fuller Associate judge
Elijah Ward
And I the said Simeon Fuller Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify after the investigation of the matter and after putting the questions prescribed by the war department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as in states And I do further certify that it appears to me that Elijah Ward who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in Geauga County, And that he formerly resided in Chagrin aforesaid
Simeon Fuller Associate judge
The State of Ohio } 3 rd Henry C. Weldon Deputy Clerk of the Court of Cuyahoga County } Common Pleas within and for the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio do hereby certify and make known that Simeon Fuller who made the foregoing certificate & before whom the foregoing Deposition and acknowledgment were taken and who has thereto in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name was at the time of making said Certificate taking said Deposition & acknowledgment and now is One of the Associate Judges of said Court of Common Pleas in & for said County duly Commissioned and sworn as to the above office acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given thereby throughout the United States & elsewhere
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Cleveland in said County this fifth day of July AD 1833 Henry C. Weldon Dep Clerk

Feb 8 1845
Adalber Costa Mary Garrison
Hon Francis Peabody Esq. Town of Salem Washington City D.C.
free

Feb 8 1845 Ada C. Garrison Mary Garrison
free
Hon James L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Hon James L. Edwards Comm of Pension Dear Sir
We have the Honor to transmit two certificates from the Comptrollers office in the City of Albany, to be used in evidence in the pension claim of Mary Forgison widow of John Forgison Please to make all returns to us. Respectfully your obedt Servants
Newark Feb y 1. 1845 Linn County Ohio
Elliott & Hathaway

State of New York, Comptroller's Office
I certify that upon examination of the books, documents, and papers remaining in this office, pertaining to the Revolutionary period, no payroll, or other evidence is found showing that John Ferguson served as a substitute for his brother Thomas in 1775, in 1776 under Captain Johnson, or in 1777 under Captain Gardner, or any other term of service under any other officers, & further that no payrolls of the officers above named, for the periods above stated, are found in this office. Alba- ny January 21 st 1840
Philip Thorne Dep: Comp t .

State of Ohio, } Lake County ss. }
On this 18 th day of August A.D.
1848. Personally appeared be-
fore me H. A. Sharp a justice of the peace in and for said county, Mary Forgison a resident of Willoughby, in the county & State aforesaid aged about 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed June 17 th 1844, the joint Resolution of January 23 rd 1845 & the act of February 2 nd 1848 & the joint Resolution of July 15 th 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Rev- olutionary war. That she is the widow of John Forgison, who was a Revolutionary pensioner. That she made an application for a pension prior to September, 1844, under the acts of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 March 3 rd 1843, which is now on file in the war office, and that she received the Commission's reply to said Declaration through her agent James Hathaway, "dated Pension Office September, 11 th 1844." She further declares that she has not intermarried since the decease of her said husband and now remains a widow, she refers to her Declaration now on file in the the war office and prays that she may receive the pensions due her on account of the Revolutionary service of her said husband. Mary X Forgison mark
Executed in presence of } H. A. Sharp G. S. Forgison Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and
year above written, and I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the said Mary Forgison as a person of truth and veracity and the identical person she represents herself to be in the above Declaration. H. A. Sharp Justice of the peace.

The State of Ohio, }
LAKE COUNTY, SS.
I, CHARLES D. ADAMS, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the county of Lake, and State of Ohio, do by these presents certify and make known, that
W. A. Shaffer Esquire, before whom the annexed and foregoing Affidavit
was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was at the time of taking the same, and now
is An Acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, agreeably to the Laws of the State of Ohio, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is, and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Painesville, in said County, this 22 nd day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty Eight
C. D. Adams Clerk. By P. R. Adams Deputy

Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio August 24 th 1848.
Sir
I herewith send to your office the second pension application of Mrs Mary Ferguson. The first made under the acts of July 7 th 1838, March 3 rd 1843 wherein it was required that proof of service be made, she now claims under the act of June 17 th 1844 the joint Resolution of Jan'y 23 rd 1845, the act of February 2 nd 1848 and the joint Resolution of July 1 st 1848.
Very Respectfully your most Obedient Servant.
J. Hathaway
Hon J. L. Edwards Com er of pensions Washington City D. C.

John Forgisun, Ohio. Pittsburg act 7 June 1832 $80 per am
To what time was he last paid?
Pension Office Sept 27, 1848 } paid to 4 th March 1841 G. L. A. W. Tyson

10690 March 14 1844
Hampton P.O. March 2
11.55
O Mary Ferguson 7 May 1835
Rev James L. Edwards Com of Presby Washington City D.C.

10690 March 14 1844
Hampden O 3 March 2
1855
O Mary Ferguson 7 July 1835
Hon James L. Edwards Com of Pensions Washington City D.C.

James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensioners
Dear Sir
we herewith inclose the Declaration and proofs in the case of Mary Horgison widow of John Horgison a Revolutionary Soldier and Pensioner Please to make all returns in the case to us at Hambleton Geauga County State of Ohio Feby 29. 1844
Lewis Elliot
James Hathaway